Call protect geolocator display for 5g or other next generation network

ABSTRACT

Call spoofing can be mitigated by providing geolocation information to the called device. For example, when a call rings, a geolocator can be invoked and the incoming call display screen can show a carrier logo and/or a geolocator globe illustrating the location of the call originator. The geolocation session initiation protocol data can be confirmed by a network device and compared against carrier specific data of the calling device to authenticate voice calls for called devices. In one embodiment location data of the calling device can purposely be shared in order to facilitate the mitigation of call spoofing.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The subject patent application is a continuation of, and claims priorityto each of, U.S. Pat. Application No. 17/199,310, filed Mar. 11, 2021,and entitled “CALL PROTECT GEOLOCATOR DISPLAY FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXTGENERATION NETWORK,” which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. ApplicationNo. 16/685,239 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,979,464), filed Nov. 15, 2019, andentitled “CALL PROTECT GEOLOCATOR DISPLAY FOR 5G OR OTHER NEXTGENERATION NETWORK,” the entireties of which priority applications arehereby incorporated by reference herein.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This disclosure relates generally to facilitating spam and/or spoofedcall reduction for voice calls. For example, this disclosure relates tofacilitating a call protect geolocator display for a 4G, 5G, or othernext generation network, air interface.

BACKGROUND

5^(th) generation (5G) wireless systems represent a next major phase ofmobile telecommunications standards beyond the currenttelecommunications standards of 4^(th) generation (4G). Rather thanfaster peak Internet connection speeds, 5G planning aims at highercapacity than current 4G, allowing a higher number of mobile broadbandusers per area unit, and allowing consumption of higher or unlimiteddata quantities. This would enable a large portion of the population tostream high-definition media many hours per day with their mobiledevices, when out of reach of wireless fidelity hotspots. 5G researchand development also aims at improved support of machine-to-machinecommunication, also known as the Internet of things, aiming at lowercost, lower battery consumption, and lower latency than 4G equipment.

The above-described background relating to a call protect geolocatordisplay is merely intended to provide a contextual overview of somecurrent issues, and is not intended to be exhaustive. Other contextualinformation may become further apparent upon review of the followingdetailed description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Non-limiting and non-exhaustive embodiments of the subject disclosureare described with reference to the following figures, wherein likereference numerals refer to like parts throughout the various viewsunless otherwise specified.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example wireless communication system in which anetwork node device (e.g., network node) and user equipment (UE) canimplement various aspects and embodiments of the subject disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of networkdevice 200 according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of a userequipment according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example schematic system block diagram of a callprotect system according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example schematic system flow diagram of a callprotect system according to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example flow diagram for a method for facilitatinga call protect geolocator display for a 5G network according to one ormore embodiments.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example flow diagram for a system for facilitatinga call protect geolocator display for a 5G network according to one ormore embodiments.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example flow diagram for a machine-readable mediumfor facilitating a call protect geolocator display for a 5G networkaccording to one or more embodiments.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example block diagram of an example mobile handsetoperable to engage in a system architecture that facilitates securewireless communication according to one or more embodiments describedherein.

FIG. 10 illustrates an example block diagram of an example computeroperable to engage in a system architecture that facilitates securewireless communication according to one or more embodiments describedherein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth toprovide a thorough understanding of various embodiments. One skilled inthe relevant art will recognize, however, that the techniques describedherein can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, orwith other methods, components, materials, etc. In other instances,well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown ordescribed in detail to avoid obscuring certain aspects.

Reference throughout this specification to “one embodiment,” or “anembodiment,” means that a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic described in connection with the embodiment is includedin at least one embodiment. Thus, the appearances of the phrase “in oneembodiment,” “in one aspect,” or “in an embodiment,” in various placesthroughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to thesame embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, orcharacteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or moreembodiments.

As utilized herein, terms “component,” “system,” “interface,” and thelike are intended to refer to a computer-related entity, hardware,software (e.g., in execution), and/or firmware. For example, a componentcan be a processor, a process running on a processor, an object, anexecutable, a program, a storage device, and/or a computer. By way ofillustration, an application running on a server and the server can be acomponent. One or more components can reside within a process, and acomponent can be localized on one computer and/or distributed betweentwo or more computers.

Further, these components can execute from various machine-readablemedia having various data structures stored thereon. The components cancommunicate via local and/or remote processes such as in accordance witha signal having one or more data packets (e.g., data from one componentinteracting with another component in a local system, distributedsystem, and/or across a network, e.g., the Internet, a local areanetwork, a wide area network, etc. with other systems via the signal).

As another example, a component can be an apparatus with specificfunctionality provided by mechanical parts operated by electric orelectronic circuitry; the electric or electronic circuitry can beoperated by a software application or a firmware application executed byone or more processors; the one or more processors can be internal orexternal to the apparatus and can execute at least a part of thesoftware or firmware application. As yet another example, a componentcan be an apparatus that provides specific functionality throughelectronic components without mechanical parts; the electroniccomponents can include one or more processors therein to executesoftware and/or firmware that confer(s), at least in part, thefunctionality of the electronic components. In an aspect, a componentcan emulate an electronic component via a virtual machine, e.g., withina cloud computing system.

The words “exemplary” and/or “demonstrative” are used herein to meanserving as an example, instance, or illustration. For the avoidance ofdoubt, the subject matter disclosed herein is not limited by suchexamples. In addition, any aspect or design described herein as“exemplary” and/or “demonstrative” is not necessarily to be construed aspreferred or advantageous over other aspects or designs, nor is it meantto preclude equivalent exemplary structures and techniques known tothose of ordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, to the extent that theterms “includes,” “has,” “contains,” and other similar words are used ineither the detailed description or the claims, such terms are intendedto be inclusive - in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as anopen transition word - without precluding any additional or otherelements.

As used herein, the term “infer” or “inference” refers generally to theprocess of reasoning about, or inferring states of, the system,environment, user, and/or intent from a set of observations as capturedvia events and/or data. Captured data and events can include user data,device data, environment data, data from sensors, sensor data,application data, implicit data, explicit data, etc. Inference can beemployed to identify a specific context or action, or can generate aprobability distribution over states of interest based on aconsideration of data and events, for example.

Inference can also refer to techniques employed for composinghigher-level events from a set of events and/or data. Such inferenceresults in the construction of new events or actions from a set ofobserved events and/or stored event data, whether the events arecorrelated in close temporal proximity, and whether the events and datacome from one or several event and data sources. Various classificationschemes and/or systems (e.g., support vector machines, neural networks,expert systems, Bayesian belief networks, fuzzy logic, and data fusionengines) can be employed in connection with performing automatic and/orinferred action in connection with the disclosed subject matter.

In addition, the disclosed subject matter can be implemented as amethod, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programmingand/or engineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware,or any combination thereof to control a computer to implement thedisclosed subject matter. The term “article of manufacture” as usedherein is intended to encompass a computer program accessible from anycomputer-readable device, machine-readable device, computer-readablecarrier, computer-readable media, or machine-readable media. Forexample, computer-readable media can include, but are not limited to, amagnetic storage device, e.g., hard disk; floppy disk; magneticstrip(s); an optical disk (e.g., compact disk (CD), a digital video disc(DVD), a Blu-ray Disc™ (BD)); a smart card; a flash memory device (e.g.,card, stick, key drive); and/or a virtual device that emulates a storagedevice and/or any of the above computer-readable media.

As an overview, various embodiments are described herein to facilitate acall protect geolocator display for a 5G air interface or other nextgeneration networks. For simplicity of explanation, the methods (oralgorithms) are depicted and described as a series of acts. It is to beunderstood and appreciated that the various embodiments are not limitedby the acts illustrated and/or by the order of acts. For example, actscan occur in various orders and/or concurrently, and with other acts notpresented or described herein. Furthermore, not all illustrated acts maybe required to implement the methods. In addition, the methods couldalternatively be represented as a series of interrelated states via astate diagram or events. Additionally, the methods described hereafterare capable of being stored on an article of manufacture (e.g., amachine-readable storage medium) to facilitate transporting andtransferring such methodologies to computers. The term article ofmanufacture, as used herein, is intended to encompass a computer programaccessible from any computer-readable device, carrier, or media,including a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium.

It should be noted that although various aspects and embodiments havebeen described herein in the context of 5G, Universal MobileTelecommunications System (UMTS), and/or Long Term Evolution (LTE), orother next generation networks, the disclosed aspects are not limited to5G, a UMTS implementation, and/or an LTE implementation as thetechniques can also be applied in 3G, 4G or LTE systems. For example,aspects or features of the disclosed embodiments can be exploited insubstantially any wireless communication technology. Such wirelesscommunication technologies can include UMTS, Code Division MultipleAccess (CDMA), Wi-Fi, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access(WiMAX), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Enhanced GPRS, ThirdGeneration Partnership Project (3GPP), LTE, Third Generation PartnershipProject 2 (3GPP2) Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), High Speed Packet Access(HSPA), Evolved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+), High-Speed DownlinkPacket Access (HSDPA), High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Zigbee,or another IEEE 802.12 technology. Additionally, substantially allaspects disclosed herein can be exploited in legacy telecommunicationtechnologies.

Described herein are systems, methods, articles of manufacture, andother embodiments or implementations that can facilitate a call protectgeolocator display for a 5G network. Facilitating a call protectgeolocator display for a 5G network can be implemented in connectionwith any type of device with a connection to the communications network(e.g., a mobile handset, a computer, a handheld device, etc.) anyInternet of things (IOT) device (e.g., toaster, coffee maker, blinds,music players, speakers, etc.), and/or any connected vehicles (cars,airplanes, space rockets, and/or other at least partially automatedvehicles (e.g., drones)). In some embodiments the non-limiting term userequipment (UE) is used. It can refer to any type of wireless device thatcommunicates with a radio network node in a cellular or mobilecommunication system. Examples of UE are target device, device to device(D2D) UE, machine type UE or UE capable of machine to machine (M2M)communication, PDA, Tablet, mobile terminals, smart phone, laptopembedded equipped (LEE), laptop mounted equipment (LME), USB donglesetc. Note that the terms element, elements and antenna ports can beinterchangeably used but carry the same meaning in this disclosure. Theembodiments are applicable to single carrier as well as to multicarrier(MC) or carrier aggregation (CA) operation of the UE. The term carrieraggregation (CA) is also called (e.g., interchangeably called)“multi-carrier system”, “multi-cell operation”, “multi-carrieroperation”, “multi-carrier” transmission and/or reception.

In some embodiments the non-limiting term radio network node or simplynetwork node is used. It can refer to any type of network node thatserves UE is connected to other network nodes or network elements or anyradio node from where UE receives a signal. Examples of radio networknodes are Node B, base station (BS), multi-standard radio (MSR) nodesuch as MSR BS, eNode B, network controller, radio network controller(RNC), base station controller (BSC), relay, donor node controllingrelay, base transceiver station (BTS), access point (AP), transmissionpoints, transmission nodes, RRU, RRH, nodes in distributed antennasystem (DAS) etc.

Cloud radio access networks (RAN) can enable the implementation ofconcepts such as software-defined network (SDN) and network functionvirtualization (NFV) in 5G networks. This disclosure can facilitate ageneric channel state information framework design for a 5G network.Certain embodiments of this disclosure can comprise an SDN controllerthat can control routing of traffic within the network and between thenetwork and traffic destinations. The SDN controller can be merged withthe 5G network architecture to enable service deliveries via openapplication programming interfaces (“APIs”) and move the network coretowards an all internet protocol (“IP”), cloud based, and softwaredriven telecommunications network. The SDN controller can work with, ortake the place of policy and charging rules function (“PCRF”) networkelements so that policies such as quality of service and trafficmanagement and routing can be synchronized and managed end to end.

To meet the huge demand for data centric applications, 4G standards canbe applied 5G, also called new radio (NR) access. 5G networks cancomprise the following: data rates of several tens of megabits persecond supported for tens of thousands of users; 1 gigabit per secondcan be offered simultaneously to tens of workers on the same officefloor; several hundreds of thousands of simultaneous connections can besupported for massive sensor deployments; spectral efficiency can beenhanced compared to 4G; improved coverage; enhanced signalingefficiency; and reduced latency compared to LTE. In multicarrier systemsuch as OFDM, each subcarrier can occupy bandwidth (e.g., subcarrierspacing). If the carriers use the same bandwidth spacing, then it can beconsidered a single numerology. However, if the carriers occupydifferent bandwidth and/or spacing, then it can be considered a multiplenumerology.

A geolocation-session initiation protocol (SIP) feature can be added toa SIP header and a geolocation-http for location conveyance can provideadditional consumer protection both when initiating and receiving acall. For incoming business and consumer digital phone and voice overLTE calls, the recipient can be provided with the approximate locationof the calling party to defend against unwanted/spoofed calls, and alsoto provide additional assurance that persons (e.g., children,grandparents, etc.) have arrived at their proper destination. Foroutgoing calls, the feature can provide assurance that the calloriginated from the stated location, and provide assurance toparents/guardians of the caller’s location.

Robocalling and neighbor spoofing often occur when the calling partypretends to be in a geographic location that they are not. Thisdisclosure provides a verified call origination location. Locationaccuracy can be set by a user preference. Parents and/or family memberscan verify the location of minor children when a call is placed orreceived. Additionally, this disclosure can facilitate trust with callsoriginated from large and small corporate businesses, call centers,doctors, entertainment industries, hospitals, insurance agents, andother service and manufacturing industries.

Many cellular geolocation systems use a global positioning system (GPS)and work within a single operating environment, such as Apple iOS. As anetwork service, this system can work across mobile device platforms byusing geolocation session initiation protocol (SIP) and/orgeolocation-http location conveyance for SIP. Additional callerverification functionality, such as the emerging secure telephonyidentity revisited (STIR), and/or secure handling of assertedinformation using tokens (SHAKEN) standards, can assure that the SIPinformation is not spoofed.

The purpose of this disclosure is to provide a defense againstrobocalling, neighbor spoofing, and family protection. When a call ringsa geolocator can be invoked and the incoming call display screen canshow a carrier logo and/or a geolocator spinning globe icon illustratingthe location of the call originator. The mobile application can receivea 3GPP location conveyance information from geolocation-SIP andgeolocation- http parameters.

The geolocator application can comprise a two-fold requirement: 1) findlocation using subscriber location information from SIP registration,and 2) display it on a geolocator globe. The application cansimultaneously receive the locations of both the calling and the calledparty.

A mobility subscriber family of four living in the same household inChicago area can have similar numbers. When the daughter calls herFather from Chicago to Chicago, the mobile application can show callorigination from Chicago, and the mobile application can verify thelocation of both the calling and the called parties. If the daughter’snumber is spoofed the number shown by the geolocator might display“Houston” or another country. However, since the father knows that hisdaughter is in the school and can’t call from Houston, the father candecide not to pick up the call.

For digital, carrier voice over internet protocol (CVOIP), businessvoice over internet protocol (BVOIP) phone originated to mobileterminated calls, digital phone subscriber information can be retrievedthrough session initiation protocol (SIP), secure telephony identityrevisited (STIR), and/or secure handling of asserted information usingtokens (SHAKEN) and can be displayed on the geolocator application ofthe mobile phone. STIR/SHAKEN can leverage digital certificates, basedon a public key cryptography, to determine that the calling number isauthentic and not spoofed. For businesses calling back customers from atrunk number, such as an Apple call back with the Apple outbound trunknumber, the geolocator application can determine the actual locations ofthe call and can display the location on the geolocator globe. For callcenters that handle dozens or hundreds of customers and may need to callthem back, the geolocator application can determine the actual locationsof the calling party and display on the geolocator globe.

In one embodiment, the geolocator globe can spin while the applicationretrieves the location information of the mobile subscriber from the SIPinitial registration information. The globe can stop and focus on thepoint of call of origination. A network-based service can identifyunwanted calls such as fraud, spam, and/or unwanted political campaigncalls. Once these calls are identified, they can be categorized. Afterthe categorization has taken place, there can be various dispositionsfor the call such as block the call, allow the call, send the call tovoicemail, place a warning label on the call, etc. STIR/ SHAKEN canapply a digital signature from an originating caller. This informationcan verify that call did indeed originate on a specific serviceprovider’s network as opposed to a call that has been spoofed to pretendit has an original number associated with it. Within a SIP registration,the location of a mobile device can be registered as an entity to helpdetermine the mobile device’s location. Thus, geolocation can beutilized in accordance with the SIP. This data can then be sent tothird-party devices if a user of the mobile device opts to share his/herlocation data with the third-party. For example, whereas the STIR/SHAKENcan determine that a call originated from a specific service provider,the SIP registration can determine that a call is coming from a specificlocation, a type of phone, a corporate location associated with thetelephone number of the mobile device. For example, if a user identityof the originating call opts in to share his/her location, then theSTIR/SHAKEN can validate the authenticity of that location (based on theSIP) of the originating device for the terminating device. If thelocation is not validated, then the system can reject the call such thatit never is received by the terminating device or it can provide a useridentity of the terminating device with the information that thelocation is not confirmed and allow the user identity of the terminatingdevice to determine if he/she would like to accept/reject the call.Whether the call is automatically preempted, or the user identity isprovided with the option to answer can be a function of a setting withinthe mobile application itself, such that the user identity can selecthow the system should function prior to a call attempt.

In one embodiment, a geolocation application can be downloaded to amobile phone such that the location information associated an initiatingmobile device, which is initiating a call with the mobile phone, isdisplayed on the mobile phone via the application. The more informationa person has about a user identity associated with the initiatingdevice, the more likely that person is to actually answer the call.Additionally, other data can be displayed such as the business name, arelationship of the calling party to the called party (e.g., serviceprovider, family member, type of business, etc.) In another embodiment,if someone wanted to know the location of their family member, theapplication can determine the location of the family member. In anotherembodiment, if a business has remote employees, then the location of theaddress of the business can be displayed even if a remote employee isgeographically remote to the business itself. The geolocation itself canbe sent via hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) if the originating calleris using Wi-Fi calling and/or a wireless call signal has failed betweenthe originating and the terminating devices.

In one embodiment, described herein is a method comprising facilitating,by a first mobile device comprising a processor, receiving an indicationof an incoming call from a second mobile device. In response to thereceiving the indication, the method can comprise determining, by thefirst mobile device, first location data representative of a firstlocation of the first mobile device. Additionally, in response to thedetermining the first location data, the method can comprisedetermining, by the first mobile device, second location datarepresentative of a second location of the second mobile device.Furthermore, in response to the determining the second location data,the method can comprise facilitating, by the first mobile device, acommunication between the first mobile device and the second mobiledevice.

According to another embodiment, a system can facilitate receiving firstlocation data representative of a first location of a first mobiledevice of a wireless network. They system can comprise receiving secondlocation data representative of a second location of a second mobiledevice of the wireless network. Furthermore, in response to thereceiving the first location data and the second location data, thesystem can comprise sending the second location data to the first mobiledevice to facilitate a communication between the first mobile device andthe second mobile device, wherein the communication is a voice callbetween the first mobile device and the second mobile device.

According to yet another embodiment, described herein is amachine-readable medium that can perform the operations comprisingreceiving first global position system data representative of a firstlocation of a first mobile device of a wireless network. Themachine-readable medium can perform the operations comprising receivingsecond global position system data representative of a second locationof a second mobile device of the wireless network. In response to thereceiving the first global position system data and the second globalposition system data, the machine-readable medium can perform theoperations comprising sending the second global position system data tothe first mobile device. Additionally, in response to the sending thesecond global position system data to the first mobile device, themachine-readable medium can perform the operations comprisingfacilitating a wireless voice connection between the first mobile deviceand the second mobile device.

These and other embodiments or implementations are described in moredetail below with reference to the drawings.

Referring now to FIG. 1 , illustrated is an example wirelesscommunication system 100 in accordance with various aspects andembodiments of the subject disclosure. In one or more embodiments,system 100 can comprise one or more user equipment UEs 102. Thenon-limiting term user equipment can refer to any type of device thatcan communicate with a network node in a cellular or mobilecommunication system. A UE can have one or more antenna panels havingvertical and horizontal elements. Examples of a UE comprise a targetdevice, device to device (D2D) UE, machine type UE or UE capable ofmachine to machine (M2M) communications, personal digital assistant(PDA), tablet, mobile terminals, smart phone, laptop mounted equipment(LME), universal serial bus (USB) dongles enabled for mobilecommunications, a computer having mobile capabilities, a mobile devicesuch as cellular phone, a laptop having laptop embedded equipment (LEE,such as a mobile broadband adapter), a tablet computer having a mobilebroadband adapter, a wearable device, a virtual reality (VR) device, aheads-up display (HUD) device, a smart car, a machine-type communication(MTC) device, and the like. User equipment UE 102 can also comprise IOTdevices that communicate wirelessly.

In various embodiments, system 100 is or comprises a wirelesscommunication network serviced by one or more wireless communicationnetwork providers. In example embodiments, a UE 102 can becommunicatively coupled to the wireless communication network via anetwork node 104. The network node (e.g., network node device) cancommunicate with user equipment (UE), thus providing connectivitybetween the UE and the wider cellular network. The UE 102 can sendtransmission type recommendation data to the network node 104. Thetransmission type recommendation data can comprise a recommendation totransmit data via a closed loop MIMO mode and/or a rank-1 precoder mode.

A network node can have a cabinet and other protected enclosures, anantenna mast, and multiple antennas for performing various transmissionoperations (e.g., MIMO operations). Network nodes can serve severalcells, also called sectors, depending on the configuration and type ofantenna. In example embodiments, the UE 102 can send and/or receivecommunication data via a wireless link to the network node 104. Thedashed arrow lines from the network node 104 to the UE 102 representdownlink (DL) communications and the solid arrow lines from the UE 102to the network nodes 104 represents an uplink (UL) communication.

System 100 can further include one or more communication serviceprovider networks 106 that facilitate providing wireless communicationservices to various UEs, including UE 102, via the network node 104and/or various additional network devices (not shown) included in theone or more communication service provider networks 106. The one or morecommunication service provider networks 106 can include various types ofdisparate networks, including but not limited to: cellular networks,femto networks, picocell networks, microcell networks, internet protocol(IP) networks Wi-Fi service networks, broadband service network,enterprise networks, cloud based networks, and the like. For example, inat least one implementation, system 100 can be or include a large scalewireless communication network that spans various geographic areas.According to this implementation, the one or more communication serviceprovider networks 106 can be or include the wireless communicationnetwork and/or various additional devices and components of the wirelesscommunication network (e.g., additional network devices and cell,additional UEs, network server devices, etc.). The network node 104 canbe connected to the one or more communication service provider networks106 via one or more backhaul links 108. For example, the one or morebackhaul links 108 can comprise wired link components, such as a T1/E1phone line, a digital subscriber line (DSL) (e.g., either synchronous orasynchronous), an asymmetric DSL (ADSL), an optical fiber backbone, acoaxial cable, and the like. The one or more backhaul links 108 can alsoinclude wireless link components, such as but not limited to,line-of-sight (LOS) or non-LOS links which can include terrestrialair-interfaces or deep space links (e.g., satellite communication linksfor navigation).

Wireless communication system 100 can employ various cellular systems,technologies, and modulation modes to facilitate wireless radiocommunications between devices (e.g., the UE 102 and the network node104). While example embodiments might be described for 5G new radio (NR)systems, the embodiments can be applicable to any radio accesstechnology (RAT) or multi-RAT system where the UE operates usingmultiple carriers e.g., LTE FDD/TDD, GSM/GERAN, CDMA2000 etc.

For example, system 100 can operate in accordance with global system formobile communications (GSM), universal mobile telecommunications service(UMTS), long term evolution (LTE), LTE frequency division duplexing (LTEFDD, LTE time division duplexing (TDD), high speed packet access (HSPA),code division multiple access (CDMA), wideband CDMA (WCMDA), CDMA2000,time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access(FDMA), multi-carrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA),single-carrier code division multiple access (SC-CDMA), single-carrierFDMA (SC-FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM),discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-spread OFDM) single carrierFDMA (SC-FDMA), Filter bank based multi-carrier (FBMC), zero tailDFT-spread-OFDM (ZT DFT-s-OFDM), generalized frequency divisionmultiplexing (GFDM), fixed mobile convergence (FMC), universal fixedmobile convergence (UFMC), unique word OFDM (UW-OFDM), unique wordDFT-spread OFDM (UW DFT-Spread-OFDM), cyclic prefix OFDM CP-OFDM,resource-block-filtered OFDM, Wi Fi, WLAN, WiMax, and the like. However,various features and functionalities of system 100 are particularlydescribed wherein the devices (e.g., the UEs 102 and the network device104) of system 100 are configured to communicate wireless signals usingone or more multi carrier modulation schemes, wherein data symbols canbe transmitted simultaneously over multiple frequency subcarriers (e.g.,OFDM, CP-OFDM, DFT-spread OFMD, UFMC, FMBC, etc.). The embodiments areapplicable to single carrier as well as to multicarrier (MC) or carrieraggregation (CA) operation of the UE. The term carrier aggregation (CA)is also called (e.g., interchangeably called) “multi-carrier system”,“multi-cell operation”, “multi-carrier operation”, “multi-carrier”transmission and/or reception. Note that some embodiments are alsoapplicable for Multi RAB (radio bearers) on some carriers (that is dataplus speech is simultaneously scheduled).

In various embodiments, system 100 can be configured to provide andemploy 5G wireless networking features and functionalities. 5G wirelesscommunication networks are expected to fulfill the demand ofexponentially increasing data traffic and to allow people and machinesto enjoy gigabit data rates with virtually zero latency. Compared to 4G,5G supports more diverse traffic scenarios. For example, in addition tothe various types of data communication between conventional UEs (e.g.,phones, smartphones, tablets, PCs, televisions, Internet enabledtelevisions, etc.) supported by 4G networks, 5G networks can be employedto support data communication between smart cars in association withdriverless car environments, as well as machine type communications(MTCs). Considering the drastic different communication needs of thesedifferent traffic scenarios, the ability to dynamically configurewaveform parameters based on traffic scenarios while retaining thebenefits of multi carrier modulation schemes (e.g., OFDM and relatedschemes) can provide a significant contribution to the highspeed/capacity and low latency demands of 5G networks. With waveformsthat split the bandwidth into several sub-bands, different types ofservices can be accommodated in different sub-bands with the mostsuitable waveform and numerology, leading to an improved spectrumutilization for 5G networks.

To meet the demand for data centric applications, features of proposed5G networks may comprise: increased peak bit rate (e.g., 20 Gbps),larger data volume per unit area (e.g., high system spectralefficiency - for example about 3.5 times that of spectral efficiency oflong term evolution (LTE) systems), high capacity that allows moredevice connectivity both concurrently and instantaneously, lowerbattery/power consumption (which reduces energy and consumption costs),better connectivity regardless of the geographic region in which a useris located, a larger numbers of devices, lower infrastructuraldevelopment costs, and higher reliability of the communications. Thus,5G networks may allow for: data rates of several tens of megabits persecond should be supported for tens of thousands of users, 1 gigabit persecond to be offered simultaneously to tens of workers on the sameoffice floor, for example; several hundreds of thousands of simultaneousconnections to be supported for massive sensor deployments; improvedcoverage, enhanced signaling efficiency; reduced latency compared toLTE.

The upcoming 5G access network may utilize higher frequencies (e.g., > 6GHz) to aid in increasing capacity. Currently, much of the millimeterwave (mmWave) spectrum, the band of spectrum between 30 gigahertz (Ghz)and 300 Ghz is underutilized. The millimeter waves have shorterwavelengths that range from 10 millimeters to 1 millimeter, and thesemmWave signals experience severe path loss, penetration loss, andfading. However, the shorter wavelength at mmWave frequencies alsoallows more antennas to be packed in the same physical dimension, whichallows for large-scale spatial multiplexing and highly directionalbeamforming.

Performance can be improved if both the transmitter and the receiver areequipped with multiple antennas. Multi-antenna techniques cansignificantly increase the data rates and reliability of a wirelesscommunication system. The use of multiple input multiple output (MIMO)techniques, which was introduced in the third-generation partnershipproject (3GPP) and has been in use (including with LTE), is amulti-antenna technique that can improve the spectral efficiency oftransmissions, thereby significantly boosting the overall data carryingcapacity of wireless systems. The use of multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO) techniques can improve mmWave communications and has been widelyrecognized a potentially important component for access networksoperating in higher frequencies. MIMO can be used for achievingdiversity gain, spatial multiplexing gain and beamforming gain. Forthese reasons, MIMO systems are an important part of the 3rd and 4thgeneration wireless systems, and are planned for use in 5G systems.

For mobile to mobile calls, a geolocation header field can be added tothe in the SIP header to acquire location information as per the 3GPPguidelines. Business VOIP phones using the SIP interface can registerthe location presence using the geolocation in the SIP header field.When a call is originated by these business to the VOLTE phones, thelocation information can be sent to the UE 102 and can be displayed inthe native dialer for 4G network and use the geolocator app on 5Gnetwork. A geolocation-http can also be used if the requesting partysupports the http GET to acquire location information. A connection canbe facilitated from the BVOIP network customer to the UE 102 using thenetwork interface to IMS core to the UE.

Referring now to FIG. 2 , illustrated is an example schematic systemblock diagram of network device 200 according to one or moreembodiments. The network device 200 can comprise a transmissioncomponent 202, a reception component 204, an analysis component 206, avalidation component 208, a processor 210, and a memory 212, which canall be communicatively coupled. The processor 210 can correspond to aprocessing component from a plurality of processing components. Aspectsof the processor 210 can constitute machine-executable component(s)embodied within machine(s), e.g., embodied in one or more computerreadable mediums (or media) associated with one or more machines. Suchcomponent(s), when executed by the one or more machines, e.g.,computer(s), computing device(s), virtual machine(s), etc. can cause themachine(s) to perform the operations described. In an aspect, theprocessor 210 can also include memory 212 that stores computerexecutable components and instructions.

The transmission component 202 can be operable to transmit radio signalsto other land mobile radio devices. The reception component 204 can beoperable to receive radio signals from the other land mobile radiodevices. The analysis component 206 can analyze an incoming call forverification purposes. For example, if the UE 104 attempts to call theUE 102, the analysis component 206 of the network device 200 can checkfor the location of the UE 104 based on the SIP and/or any GPS of the UE104. After the location information is verified, the validationcomponent 208 can compare the location of UE 104 to the STIR/SHAKENassociated with the UE 104. If the location is not validated, then thevalidation component 208 can reject the call such that it never isreceived by the UE 102 or it can provide a user identity of the UE 102with the information that the location is not confirmed and allow theuser identity of the UE 102 to determine if the call shall be acceptedor rejected. It should be noted that there are additional components andfunctionalities of the radio device 200 that are not included in thisdisclosure for the sake of brevity. However, these additional functionsand components (now known and unknown) can fall within the scope andspirit of this disclosure.

Referring now to FIG. 3 , illustrated is an example schematic systemblock diagram of a user equipment 102 according to one or moreembodiments. The UE 102 can comprise a transmission component 300, areception component 302, a display component 304, a settings component306, a processor 308, and a memory 310, which can all be communicativelycoupled. The processor 308 can correspond to a processing component froma plurality of processing components. Aspects of the processor 308 canconstitute machine-executable component(s) embodied within machine(s),e.g., embodied in one or more computer readable mediums (or media)associated with one or more machines. Such component(s), when executedby the one or more machines, e.g., computer(s), computing device(s),virtual machine(s), etc. can cause the machine(s) to perform theoperations described. In an aspect, the processor 308 can also includememory 310 that stores computer executable components and instructions.The transmission component 300 can be operable to transmit radio signalsto other land mobile radio devices. The reception component 302 can beoperable to receive radio signals from the other land mobile radiodevices. The display component 304 can be operable to displayinformation regarding incoming calls. For example, the display component304 can display a rotating globe that pinpoints the location of thecalling device (UE 104) to provide the user of the UE 102 with an ideaof where the UE 104 may be located. The display component 304 can alsodisplay the option for a user of the UE 102 to accept, reject, send tovoicemail, and/or mark as spam the incoming call from the UE 104. Thesettings component 306 can allow the UE 102 to modify settingsassociated with this disclosure. For example, the user can modify thesettings of the UE 102 to automatically send potentially spam calls tovoicemail. Alternatively, with regards to the calling device (e.g., UE104), the settings of the calling device can be modified to share thelocation of the calling device such that the SIP and geolocationinformation can be confirmed by the terminating device (e.g., UE 102).It should be noted that there are additional components andfunctionalities of the UE device 102 that are not included in thisdisclosure for the sake of brevity. However, these additional functionsand components (now known and unknown) can fall within the scope andspirit of this disclosure.

Referring now to FIG. 4 , illustrated is an example schematic systemblock diagram of a call protect system 400 according to one or moreembodiments. When the UE 104 initiates a call to the UE 102, the networkdevice 200 (which can be hosted at the network node 106) can receive awireless signal from the UE 104 via the reception component 204. Thedata received from the wireless signal can be analyzed by the analysiscomponent 206 to determine a location 404 of the UE 104. For example, ifthe UE 104 has shared its location and its location is determined to bethat of the location 404, the analysis component 206 can confirm thisbased on the SIP and/or the GPS of the UE 104. After the locationinformation is verified, the validation component 208 can compare thelocation 404 to STIR/SHAKEN data associated with the UE 104. Thecomparison data can be transmitted to the UE 102 via the transmissioncomponent 202 of the network device 200. Consequently, the UE 102 candisplay the location of the UE 104, which can provide the user of the UE102 with an indication of whether the call is verified or spoofed. Ifthe user recognizes the location and the call info, then the user of UE102 can accept the call and being communication with the UE 104. If thelocation is not validated, then the validation component 208 can rejectthe call or it can provide the user of the UE 102 with the informationthat the location is not confirmed and allow the user of the UE 102 todetermine if the call should be accepted or rejected.

For mobile to mobile calls, a geolocation header field can be added tothe in the SIP header to acquire location information as per 3GPPguidelines. Business voice over internet protocol (BVOIP) phones usingthe SIP interface can register the location presence using thegeolocation-SIP and geolocation-http in header field. When a call isoriginated by these business to the voice over LTE phones, the locationinformation can be sent to the UE 102 and can be displayed in the nativedialer for 4G network and use a geolocator app on the 5G network.Consequently, a BVOIP phone picture initiating a call to a wirelesscustomer can be displayed by UE 104.

Referring now to FIG. 5 illustrates an example schematic system flowdiagram of a call protect system 500 according to one or moreembodiments. At block 502, a UE 104 initiated call with a locationrequest can be received (via the reception component 204) by the networkdevice 200. The analysis component 206 can determine a location the UE104 based on SIP and/or geolocation data at block 504. Thegeolocation-SIP can convey the location information of the calloriginator digital phone BVOIP and wireless phones. This locationinformation can be sent in the SIP header to the called party. If theterminal number and the location match, then the location informationcan be displayed on the native dialer. Geolocation-http can be used toget location information that can be used if it is supported by therecipient. After the location is determined, the validation component208 can compare the location 404 to STIR/SHAKEN data associated with theUE 104 at block 506. For example, if there is a match between theSIP/geolocation data (e.g., location information present in the SIPheader field) and the SHAKEN/STIR data at block 506, then the callprotect system can facilitate the call at block 508 (e.g., process thecall if the location information present in the SIP header field).However, if there is not a match between the SIP/geolocation data andthe SHAKEN/STIR data at block 506, then the call protect system canfacilitate the call at block 510 (e.g., location information is notpresent or unsuitable location sent a bad request response). The filtercan either conclude the call transmission or allow the user of theterminal user equipment 102 to select whether the call should beaccepted or denied. Thus, the comparison data can be transmitted to theUE 102 via the transmission component 202 of the network device 200 toprovide the user equipment 102 with the necessary call data.

Referring now to FIG. 6 , illustrated is an example flow diagram for amethod for facilitating a call protect geolocator display for a 5Gnetwork according to one or more embodiments. At element 600, the methodcan comprise facilitating, by a first mobile device (e.g., UE 102)comprising a processor, receiving an indication of an incoming call froma second mobile device (e.g., UE 104). In response to the receiving theindication, the method can comprise determining, at element 602, by thefirst mobile device (e.g., UE 102), first location data representativeof a first location of the first mobile device (e.g., UE 102).Additionally, at element 604, in response to the determining the firstlocation data, the method can comprise determining, by the first mobiledevice (e.g., UE 102), second location data representative of a secondlocation of the second mobile device (e.g., UE 104). Furthermore, atelement 606, in response to the determining the second location data,the method can comprise facilitating, by the first mobile device (e.g.,UE 102), a communication between the first mobile device (e.g., UE 102)and the second mobile device (e.g., UE 104).

Referring now to FIG. 7 , illustrated is an example flow diagram for asystem for facilitating a call protect geolocator display for a 5Gnetwork according to one or more embodiments. At element 700, the systemcan facilitate receiving (e.g., by network device 200) first locationdata representative of a first location of a first mobile device (e.g.,UE 102) of a wireless network. At element 702, the system can comprisereceiving (e.g., by network device 200) second location datarepresentative of a second location of a second mobile device (e.g., UE104) of the wireless network. Furthermore, at element 704, in responseto the receiving the first location data and the second location data,the system can comprise sending (e.g., by network device 200) the secondlocation data to the first mobile device (e.g., UE 102) to facilitate acommunication between the first mobile device (e.g., UE 104) and thesecond mobile device (e.g., UE 104), wherein the communication is avoice call between the first mobile device (e.g., UE 104) and the secondmobile device (e.g., UE 104).

Referring now to FIG. 8 , illustrated is an example flow diagram for amachine-readable medium for facilitating a call protect geolocatordisplay for a 5G network according to one or more. At element 800, themachine-readable medium can perform the operations comprising receiving(e.g., by network device 200) first global position system datarepresentative of a first location of a first mobile device (e.g., UE102) of a wireless network. At element 802, the machine-readable mediumcan perform the operations comprising receiving (e.g., by network device200) second global position system data representative of a secondlocation of a second mobile device (e.g., UE 104) of the wirelessnetwork. In response to the receiving the first global position systemdata and the second global position system data, at element 804, themachine-readable medium can perform the operations comprising sending(e.g., by network device 200) the second global position system data tothe first mobile device (e.g., UE 102). Additionally, at element 806, inresponse to the sending the second global position system data to thefirst mobile device (e.g., UE 102), the machine-readable medium canperform the operations comprising facilitating (e.g., by network device200) a wireless voice connection between the first mobile device (e.g.,UE 102) and the second mobile device (e.g., UE 104).

Referring now to FIG. 9 , illustrated is a schematic block diagram of anexemplary end-user device such as a mobile device 900 capable ofconnecting to a network in accordance with some embodiments describedherein. Although a mobile handset 900 is illustrated herein, it will beunderstood that other devices can be a mobile device, and that themobile handset 900 is merely illustrated to provide context for theembodiments of the various embodiments described herein. The followingdiscussion is intended to provide a brief, general description of anexample of a suitable environment 900 in which the various embodimentscan be implemented. While the description includes a general context ofcomputer-executable instructions embodied on a machine-readable storagemedium, those skilled in the art will recognize that the innovation alsocan be implemented in combination with other program modules and/or as acombination of hardware and software.

Generally, applications (e.g., program modules) can include routines,programs, components, data structures, etc., that perform particulartasks or implement particular abstract data types. Moreover, thoseskilled in the art will appreciate that the methods described herein canbe practiced with other system configurations, includingsingle-processor or multiprocessor systems, minicomputers, mainframecomputers, as well as personal computers, hand-held computing devices,microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, and the like,each of which can be operatively coupled to one or more associateddevices.

A computing device can typically include a variety of machine-readablemedia. Machine-readable media can be any available media that can beaccessed by the computer and includes both volatile and non-volatilemedia, removable and non-removable media. By way of example and notlimitation, computer-readable media can comprise computer storage mediaand communication media. Computer storage media can include volatileand/or non-volatile media, removable and/or non-removable mediaimplemented in any method or technology for storage of information, suchas computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules orother data. Computer storage media can include, but is not limited to,RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD ROM,digital video disk (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magneticcassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magneticstorage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store thedesired information and which can be accessed by the computer.

Communication media typically embodies computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated datasignal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism, and includesany information delivery media. The term “modulated data signal” means asignal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed insuch a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example,and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as awired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such asacoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. Combinations of the anyof the above should also be included within the scope ofcomputer-readable media.

The handset 900 includes a processor 902 for controlling and processingall onboard operations and functions. A memory 904 interfaces to theprocessor 902 for storage of data and one or more applications 906(e.g., a video player software, user feedback component software, etc.).Other applications can include voice recognition of predetermined voicecommands that facilitate initiation of the user feedback signals. Theapplications 906 can be stored in the memory 904 and/or in a firmware908, and executed by the processor 902 from either or both the memory904 or/and the firmware 908. The firmware 908 can also store startupcode for execution in initializing the handset 900. A communicationscomponent 910 interfaces to the processor 902 to facilitatewired/wireless communication with external systems, e.g., cellularnetworks, VoIP networks, and so on. Here, the communications component910 can also include a suitable cellular transceiver 911 (e.g., a GSMtransceiver) and/or an unlicensed transceiver 913 (e.g., Wi-Fi, WiMax)for corresponding signal communications. The handset 900 can be a devicesuch as a cellular telephone, a PDA with mobile communicationscapabilities, and messaging-centric devices. The communicationscomponent 910 also facilitates communications reception from terrestrialradio networks (e.g., broadcast), digital satellite radio networks, andInternet-based radio services networks.

The handset 900 includes a display 912 for displaying text, images,video, telephony functions (e.g., a Caller ID function), setupfunctions, and for user input. For example, the display 912 can also bereferred to as a “screen” that can accommodate the presentation ofmultimedia content (e.g., music metadata, messages, wallpaper, graphics,etc.). The display 912 can also display videos and can facilitate thegeneration, editing and sharing of video quotes. A serial I/O interface914 is provided in communication with the processor 902 to facilitatewired and/or wireless serial communications (e.g., USB, and/or IEEE1394) through a hardwire connection, and other serial input devices(e.g., a keyboard, keypad, and mouse). This supports updating andtroubleshooting the handset 900, for example. Audio capabilities areprovided with an audio I/O component 916, which can include a speakerfor the output of audio signals related to, for example, indication thatthe user pressed the proper key or key combination to initiate the userfeedback signal. The audio I/O component 916 also facilitates the inputof audio signals through a microphone to record data and/or telephonyvoice data, and for inputting voice signals for telephone conversations.

The handset 900 can include a slot interface 918 for accommodating a SIC(Subscriber Identity Component) in the form factor of a card SubscriberIdentity Module (SIM) or universal SIM 920, and interfacing the SIM card920 with the processor 902. However, it is to be appreciated that theSIM card 920 can be manufactured into the handset 900, and updated bydownloading data and software.

The handset 900 can process IP data traffic through the communicationcomponent 910 to accommodate IP traffic from an IP network such as, forexample, the Internet, a corporate intranet, a home network, a personarea network, etc., through an ISP or broadband cable provider. Thus,VoIP traffic can be utilized by the handset 900 and IP-based multimediacontent can be received in either an encoded or decoded format.

A video processing component 922 (e.g., a camera) can be provided fordecoding encoded multimedia content. The video processing component 922can aid in facilitating the generation, editing and sharing of videoquotes. The handset 900 also includes a power source 924 in the form ofbatteries and/or an AC power subsystem, which power source 924 caninterface to an external power system or charging equipment (not shown)by a power I/O component 926.

The handset 900 can also include a video component 930 for processingvideo content received and, for recording and transmitting videocontent. For example, the video component 930 can facilitate thegeneration, editing and sharing of video quotes. A location trackingcomponent 932 facilitates geographically locating the handset 900. Asdescribed hereinabove, this can occur when the user initiates thefeedback signal automatically or manually. A user input component 934facilitates the user initiating the quality feedback signal. The userinput component 934 can also facilitate the generation, editing andsharing of video quotes. The user input component 934 can include suchconventional input device technologies such as a keypad, keyboard,mouse, stylus pen, and/or touch screen, for example.

Referring again to the applications 906, a hysteresis component 936facilitates the analysis and processing of hysteresis data, which isutilized to determine when to associate with the access point. Asoftware trigger component 938 can be provided that facilitatestriggering of the hysteresis component 938 when the Wi-Fi transceiver913 detects the beacon of the access point. A SIP client 940 enables thehandset 900 to support SIP protocols and register the subscriber withthe SIP registrar server. The applications 906 can also include a client942 that provides at least the capability of discovery, play and storeof multimedia content, for example, music.

The handset 900, as indicated above related to the communicationscomponent 910, includes an indoor network radio transceiver 913 (e.g.,Wi-Fi transceiver). This function supports the indoor radio link, suchas IEEE 802.11, for the dual-mode GSM handset 900. The handset 900 canaccommodate at least satellite radio services through a handset that cancombine wireless voice and digital radio chipsets into a single handhelddevice.

In order to provide additional context for various embodiments describedherein, FIG. and the following discussion are intended to provide abrief, general description of a suitable computing environment 1000 inwhich the various embodiments of the embodiment described herein can beimplemented. While the embodiments have been described above in thegeneral context of computer-executable instructions that can run on oneor more computers, those skilled in the art will recognize that theembodiments can be also implemented in combination with other programmodules and/or as a combination of hardware and software.

Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, datastructures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particularabstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the disclosed methods can be practiced with other computer systemconfigurations, including single-processor or multiprocessor computersystems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, Internet of Things (IoT)devices, distributed computing systems, as well as personal computers,hand-held computing devices, microprocessor-based or programmableconsumer electronics, and the like, each of which can be operativelycoupled to one or more associated devices.

The illustrated embodiments of the embodiments herein can be alsopracticed in distributed computing environments where certain tasks areperformed by remote processing devices that are linked through acommunications network. In a distributed computing environment, programmodules can be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computing devices typically include a variety of media, which caninclude computer-readable storage media, machine-readable storage media,and/or communications media, which two terms are used herein differentlyfrom one another as follows. Computer-readable storage media ormachine-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media or machine-readablestorage media can be implemented in connection with any method ortechnology for storage of information such as computer-readable ormachine-readable instructions, program modules, structured data orunstructured data.

Computer-readable storage media can include, but are not limited to,random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), electricallyerasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or othermemory technology, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), digitalversatile disk (DVD), Blu-ray disc (BD) or other optical disk storage,magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or othermagnetic storage devices, solid state drives or other solid statestorage devices, or other tangible and/or non-transitory media which canbe used to store desired information. In this regard, the terms“tangible” or “non-transitory” herein as applied to storage, memory orcomputer-readable media, are to be understood to exclude onlypropagating transitory signals per se as modifiers and do not relinquishrights to all standard storage, memory or computer-readable media thatare not only propagating transitory signals per se.

Computer-readable storage media can be accessed by one or more local orremote computing devices, e.g., via access requests, queries or otherdata retrieval protocols, for a variety of operations with respect tothe information stored by the medium.

Communications media typically embody computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules or other structured or unstructureddata in a data signal such as a modulated data signal, e.g., a carrierwave or other transport mechanism, and includes any information deliveryor transport media. The term “modulated data signal” or signals refersto a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changedin such a manner as to encode information in one or more signals. By wayof example, and not limitation, communication media include wired media,such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless mediasuch as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media.

In order to provide additional context for various embodiments describedherein, FIG. 10 and the following discussion are intended to provide abrief, general description of a suitable computing environment 1000 inwhich the various embodiments of the embodiment described herein can beimplemented. While the embodiments have been described above in thegeneral context of computer-executable instructions that can run on oneor more computers, those skilled in the art will recognize that theembodiments can be also implemented in combination with other programmodules and/or as a combination of hardware and software.

Generally, program modules include routines, programs, components, datastructures, etc., that perform particular tasks or implement particularabstract data types. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciatethat the disclosed methods can be practiced with other computer systemconfigurations, including single-processor or multiprocessor computersystems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, Internet of Things (IoT)devices, distributed computing systems, as well as personal computers,hand-held computing devices, microprocessor-based or programmableconsumer electronics, and the like, each of which can be operativelycoupled to one or more associated devices.

The illustrated embodiments of the embodiments herein can be alsopracticed in distributed computing environments where certain tasks areperformed by remote processing devices that are linked through acommunications network. In a distributed computing environment, programmodules can be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.

Computing devices typically include a variety of media, which caninclude computer-readable storage media, machine-readable storage media,and/or communications media, which two terms are used herein differentlyfrom one another as follows. Computer-readable storage media ormachine-readable storage media can be any available storage media thatcan be accessed by the computer and includes both volatile andnonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. By way of example,and not limitation, computer-readable storage media or machine-readablestorage media can be implemented in connection with any method ortechnology for storage of information such as computer-readable ormachine-readable instructions, program modules, structured data orunstructured data.

Computer-readable storage media can include, but are not limited to,random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), electricallyerasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or othermemory technology, compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), digitalversatile disk (DVD), Blu-ray disc (BD) or other optical disk storage,magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or othermagnetic storage devices, solid state drives or other solid statestorage devices, or other tangible and/or non-transitory media which canbe used to store desired information. In this regard, the terms“tangible” or “non-transitory” herein as applied to storage, memory orcomputer-readable media, are to be understood to exclude onlypropagating transitory signals per se as modifiers and do not relinquishrights to all standard storage, memory or computer-readable media thatare not only propagating transitory signals per se.

Computer-readable storage media can be accessed by one or more local orremote computing devices, e.g., via access requests, queries or otherdata retrieval protocols, for a variety of operations with respect tothe information stored by the medium.

Communications media typically embody computer-readable instructions,data structures, program modules or other structured or unstructureddata in a data signal such as a modulated data signal, e.g., a carrierwave or other transport mechanism, and includes any information deliveryor transport media. The term “modulated data signal” or signals refersto a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changedin such a manner as to encode information in one or more signals. By wayof example, and not limitation, communication media include wired media,such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless mediasuch as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media.

With reference again to FIG. 10 , the example environment 1000 forimplementing various embodiments of the aspects described hereinincludes a computer 1002, the computer 1002 including a processing unit1004, a system memory 1006 and a system bus 1008. The system bus 1008couples system components including, but not limited to, the systemmemory 1006 to the processing unit 1004. The processing unit 1004 can beany of various commercially available processors. Dual microprocessorsand other multi-processor architectures can also be employed as theprocessing unit 1004.

The system bus 1008 can be any of several types of bus structure thatcan further interconnect to a memory bus (with or without a memorycontroller), a peripheral bus, and a local bus using any of a variety ofcommercially available bus architectures. The system memory 1006includes ROM 1010 and RAM 1012. A basic input/output system (BIOS) canbe stored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM, erasable programmableread only memory (EPROM), EEPROM, which BIOS contains the basic routinesthat help to transfer information between elements within the computer1002, such as during startup. The RAM 1012 can also include a high-speedRAM such as static RAM for caching data.

The computer 1002 further includes an internal hard disk drive (HDD)1014 (e.g., EIDE, SATA), one or more external storage devices 1016(e.g., a magnetic floppy disk drive (FDD) 1016, a memory stick or flashdrive reader, a memory card reader, etc.) and an optical disk drive 1020(e.g., which can read or write from a CD-ROM disc, a DVD, a BD, etc.).While the internal HDD 1014 is illustrated as located within thecomputer 1002, the internal HDD 1014 can also be configured for externaluse in a suitable chassis (not shown). Additionally, while not shown inenvironment 1000, a solid state drive (SSD) could be used in additionto, or in place of, an HDD 1014. The HDD 1014, external storagedevice(s) 1016 and optical disk drive 1020 can be connected to thesystem bus 1008 by an HDD interface 1024, an external storage interface1026 and an optical drive interface 1028, respectively. The interface1024 for external drive implementations can include at least one or bothof Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394 interface technologies. Other externaldrive connection technologies are within contemplation of theembodiments described herein.

The drives and their associated computer-readable storage media providenonvolatile storage of data, data structures, computer-executableinstructions, and so forth. For the computer 1002, the drives andstorage media accommodate the storage of any data in a suitable digitalformat. Although the description of computer-readable storage mediaabove refers to respective types of storage devices, it should beappreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of storagemedia which are readable by a computer, whether presently existing ordeveloped in the future, could also be used in the example operatingenvironment, and further, that any such storage media can containcomputer-executable instructions for performing the methods describedherein.

A number of program modules can be stored in the drives and RAM 1012,including an operating system 1030, one or more application programs1032, other program modules 1034 and program data 1036. All or portionsof the operating system, applications, modules, and/or data can also becached in the RAM 1012. The systems and methods described herein can beimplemented utilizing various commercially available operating systemsor combinations of operating systems.

Computer 1002 can optionally comprise emulation technologies. Forexample, a hypervisor (not shown) or other intermediary can emulate ahardware environment for operating system 1030, and the emulatedhardware can optionally be different from the hardware illustrated inFIG. 10 . In such an embodiment, operating system 1030 can comprise onevirtual machine (VM) of multiple VMs hosted at computer 1002.Furthermore, operating system 1030 can provide runtime environments,such as the Java runtime environment or the .NET framework, forapplications 1032. Runtime environments are consistent executionenvironments that allow applications 1032 to run on any operating systemthat includes the runtime environment. Similarly, operating system 1030can support containers, and applications 1032 can be in the form ofcontainers, which are lightweight, standalone, executable packages ofsoftware that include, e.g., code, runtime, system tools, systemlibraries and settings for an application.

Further, computer 1002 can be enable with a security module, such as atrusted processing module (TPM). For instance, with a TPM, bootcomponents hash next in time boot components, and wait for a match ofresults to secured values, before loading a next boot component. Thisprocess can take place at any layer in the code execution stack ofcomputer 1002, e.g., applied at the application execution level or atthe operating system (OS) kernel level, thereby enabling security at anylevel of code execution.

A user can enter commands and information into the computer 1002 throughone or more wired/wireless input devices, e.g., a keyboard 1038, a touchscreen 1040, and a pointing device, such as a mouse 1042. Other inputdevices (not shown) can include a microphone, an infrared (IR) remotecontrol, a radio frequency (RF) remote control, or other remote control,a joystick, a virtual reality controller and/or virtual reality headset,a game pad, a stylus pen, an image input device, e.g., camera(s), agesture sensor input device, a vision movement sensor input device, anemotion or facial detection device, a biometric input device, e.g.,fingerprint or iris scanner, or the like. These and other input devicesare often connected to the processing unit 1004 through an input deviceinterface 1044 that can be coupled to the system bus 1008, but can beconnected by other interfaces, such as a parallel port, an IEEE 1394serial port, a game port, a USB port, an IR interface, a BLUETOOTH®interface, etc.

A monitor 1046 or other type of display device can be also connected tothe system bus 1008 via an interface, such as a video adapter 1048. Inaddition to the monitor 1046, a computer typically includes otherperipheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers, printers, etc.

The computer 1002 can operate in a networked environment using logicalconnections via wired and/or wireless communications to one or moreremote computers, such as a remote computer(s) 1050. The remotecomputer(s) 1050 can be a workstation, a server computer, a router, apersonal computer, portable computer, microprocessor-based entertainmentappliance, a peer device or other common network node, and typicallyincludes many or all of the elements described relative to the computer1002, although, for purposes of brevity, only a memory/storage device1052 is illustrated. The logical connections depicted includewired/wireless connectivity to a local area network (LAN) 1054 and/orlarger networks, e.g., a wide area network (WAN) 1056. Such LAN and WANnetworking environments are commonplace in offices and companies, andfacilitate enterprise-wide computer networks, such as intranets, all ofwhich can connect to a global communications network, e.g., theInternet.

When used in a LAN networking environment, the computer 1002 can beconnected to the local network 1054 through a wired and/or wirelesscommunication network interface or adapter 1058. The adapter 1058 canfacilitate wired or wireless communication to the LAN 1054, which canalso include a wireless access point (AP) disposed thereon forcommunicating with the adapter 1058 in a wireless mode.

When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer 1002 can includea modem 1060 or can be connected to a communications server on the WAN1056 via other means for establishing communications over the WAN 1056,such as by way of the Internet. The modem 1060, which can be internal orexternal and a wired or wireless device, can be connected to the systembus 1008 via the input device interface 1044. In a networkedenvironment, program modules depicted relative to the computer 1002 orportions thereof, can be stored in the remote memory/storage device1052. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown areexample and other means of establishing a communications link betweenthe computers can be used.

When used in either a LAN or WAN networking environment, the computer1002 can access cloud storage systems or other network-based storagesystems in addition to, or in place of, external storage devices 1016 asdescribed above. Generally, a connection between the computer 1002 and acloud storage system can be established over a LAN 1054 or WAN 1056e.g., by the adapter 1058 or modem 1060, respectively. Upon connectingthe computer 1002 to an associated cloud storage system, the externalstorage interface 1026 can, with the aid of the adapter 1058 and/ormodem 1060, manage storage provided by the cloud storage system as itwould other types of external storage. For instance, the externalstorage interface 1026 can be configured to provide access to cloudstorage sources as if those sources were physically connected to thecomputer 1002.

The computer 1002 can be operable to communicate with any wirelessdevices or entities operatively disposed in wireless communication,e.g., a printer, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portabledata assistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment orlocation associated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk,news stand, store shelf, etc.), and telephone. This can include WirelessFidelity (Wi-Fi) and BLUETOOTH® wireless technologies. Thus, thecommunication can be a predefined structure as with a conventionalnetwork or simply an ad hoc communication between at least two devices.

The computer is operable to communicate with any wireless devices orentities operatively disposed in wireless communication, e.g., aprinter, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portable dataassistant, communications satellite, any piece of equipment or locationassociated with a wirelessly detectable tag (e.g., a kiosk, news stand,restroom), and telephone. This includes at least Wi-Fi and Bluetooth™wireless technologies. Thus, the communication can be a predefinedstructure as with a conventional network or simply an ad hoccommunication between at least two devices.

Wi-Fi, or Wireless Fidelity, allows connection to the Internet from acouch at home, a bed in a hotel room, or a conference room at work,without wires. Wi-Fi is a wireless technology similar to that used in acell phone that enables such devices, e.g., computers, to send andreceive data indoors and out; anywhere within the range of a basestation. Wi-Fi networks use radio technologies called IEEE 802.11 (a, b,g, etc.) to provide secure, reliable, fast wireless connectivity. AWi-Fi network can be used to connect computers to each other, to theInternet, and to wired networks (which use IEEE 802.3 or Ethernet).Wi-Fi networks operate in the unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz radio bands, atan 11 Mbps (802.11a) or 54 Mbps (802.11b) data rate, for example, orwith products that contain both bands (dual band), so the networks canprovide real-world performance similar to the basic 10BaseT wiredEthernet networks used in many offices.

The above description of illustrated embodiments of the subjectdisclosure, including what is described in the Abstract, is not intendedto be exhaustive or to limit the disclosed embodiments to the preciseforms disclosed. While specific embodiments and examples are describedherein for illustrative purposes, various modifications are possiblethat are considered within the scope of such embodiments and examples,as those skilled in the relevant art can recognize.

In this regard, while the subject matter has been described herein inconnection with various embodiments and corresponding FIGs, whereapplicable, it is to be understood that other similar embodiments can beused or modifications and additions can be made to the describedembodiments for performing the same, similar, alternative, or substitutefunction of the disclosed subject matter without deviating therefrom.Therefore, the disclosed subject matter should not be limited to anysingle embodiment described herein, but rather should be construed inbreadth and scope in accordance with the appended claims below.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a first userequipment comprising a processor, from network equipment, an incomingcall originated from a second user equipment; receiving, by the firstuser equipment, from the network equipment, information about the seconduser equipment, wherein the information comprises a verified currentlocation of the second user equipment that has been verified by thenetwork equipment; and displaying, by the first user equipment, via adisplay of the first user equipment, an incoming call display associatedwith the incoming call, wherein the incoming call display comprises alocation display element identifying the verified current location ofthe second user equipment.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein theincoming call display further comprises a prompt element comprising auser selectable accept call element to send a first notification to thenetwork equipment to accept the incoming call, and a user selectablereject call element to send a second notification to the networkequipment to reject the call.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein theprompt element further comprises a user selectable send to voicemailelement to send a third notification to the network equipment to sendthe incoming call to voicemail.
 4. The method of claim 2, wherein theprompt element further comprises a user selectable mark as spam elementto send a third notification to the network equipment to classify theincoming call as spam.
 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the promptelement further comprises a user selectable block caller element to senda third notification to the network equipment to block the incomingcall.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the location display elementcomprises a world globe, and wherein the verified current location ofthe second user equipment is marked on the world globe.
 7. The method ofclaim 1, further comprising executing, by the first user equipment, anautomated call disposition routine that performs an automated actionwith respect to the incoming call based on the verified current locationof the second user equipment, wherein the automated action is selectedfrom a group of actions comprising acceptance of the incoming call,rejection of the incoming call, sending the incoming call to voicemail,classifying the incoming call as spam, and blocking the incoming call.8. A first user equipment, comprising: a processor; and a memory thatstores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor,facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving, fromnetwork equipment, an incoming call originated from a second userequipment; receiving, from the network equipment, call data about thesecond user equipment, wherein the call data comprises an authenticatedcurrent location of the second user equipment that has beenauthenticated by the network equipment; and presenting, via an outputdevice of the first user equipment, an incoming call presentationassociated with the incoming call, wherein the incoming callpresentation comprises a location element identifying the authenticatedcurrent location of the second user equipment.
 9. The first userequipment of claim 8, wherein the incoming call presentation furthercomprises a prompt presentation comprising a user selectable accept callelement to initiate a first action to inform the network equipment toaccept the incoming call, and a user selectable reject call element toinitiate a second action to inform the network equipment to reject thecall.
 10. The first user equipment of claim 9, wherein the promptpresentation further comprises a user selectable send to voicemailelement to initiate a third action to inform the network equipment tosend the incoming call to voicemail.
 11. The first user equipment ofclaim 9, wherein the prompt presentation further comprises a userselectable mark as fraudulent element to initiate a third action toinform the network equipment to classify the incoming call asfraudulent.
 12. The first user equipment of claim 9, wherein the promptpresentation further comprises a user selectable block caller element toinitiate a third action to inform the network equipment to block theincoming call.
 13. The first user equipment of claim 8, wherein thelocation element comprises a map of a geographic region, and wherein theauthenticated current location of the second user equipment isidentified on the map.
 14. The first user equipment of claim 8, whereinthe operations further comprise performing an automated call dispositionaction with respect to the incoming call based on the authenticatedcurrent location of the second user equipment, and wherein the automatedcall disposition action is at least one of accept the incoming call,reject the incoming call, send the incoming call to voicemail, classifythe incoming call as fraudulent, or block the incoming call.
 15. Anon-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executableinstructions that, when executed by a processor a first mobile device,facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving, fromnetwork equipment, an incoming call originated from a second mobiledevice; receiving, from the network equipment, call information aboutthe second mobile device, wherein the call information comprises aconfirmed current location of the second mobile device that has beenconfirmed by the network equipment; and display, via a screen of thefirst mobile device, a graphical display associated with the incomingcall, wherein the graphical display comprises a location graphicalelement identifying the confirmed current location of the second mobiledevice.
 16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 15,wherein the graphical display further comprises a prompt graphicalelement comprising a user selectable accept call graphical element toaccept the incoming call, and a user selectable reject call graphicalelement to reject the call.
 17. The non-transitory machine-readablemedium of claim 16, wherein the prompt graphical element furthercomprises a user selectable send to voicemail graphical element to sendthe incoming call to voicemail.
 18. The non-transitory machine-readablemedium of claim 16, wherein the prompt graphical element furthercomprises a user selectable mark as spam graphical element to classifythe incoming call as spam.
 19. The non-transitory machine-readablemedium of claim 16, wherein the prompt graphical element furthercomprises a user selectable block caller graphical element to block theincoming call.
 20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim15, wherein the location graphical element comprises a map of ageographic region, and wherein the confirmed current location of thesecond mobile device is labeled on the map.